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OCTOBER 29: DEC PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION OPENS QUESTIONS

CONCERNED CITIZENS SPEAK OUT

Comments Enter the Public Record

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW SAVE THE LAKES
SCOPING COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE DEC

Special thanks go out to the Biodiversity Partnership for their submission,
and to Paul Rubin for his expert hydrological analysis,
both of which are not yet included here.

OCTOBER 29: DEC PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION OPENS QUESTIONS

CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION URGING THE TOWN BOARD TO VOTE NOW
ON CANOPY/HRVR'S PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE AMENDMENT.

IMP0RTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
On July 2, 2008: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis named DEC Region 3 office as lead agency for the SEQRA review process.

On August 4, DEC sent out SEQR Positive Declaration (DEC No. 3-5146-00063/00007) outlining 16 major impacts of concern to be addressed in the scoping process.

On September 17, 2008 the DEC issued a Draft Scoping Document for a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) an important 20 page, detailed document.

IMPORTANT

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE DEC SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 DRAFT SCOPING DOCUMENT FOR A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE DEC AUGUST 4, 2008 SEQR POSITIVE DECLARATION OUTLINING 16 MAJOR IMPACTS OF CONCERN TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE SCOPING PROCESS

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF DEC COMMISSIONER GRANNIS' DECISION TO NAME DEC REGION 3 AS LEAD AGENCY

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF DEC REGIONAL DIRECTOR JANEWAY'S 01/04/08 LETTER TO THE TOWN OUTLINING THE REASONS THAT DEC REQUESTED LEAD AGENCY STATUS

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF DEC REGIONAL DIRECTOR JANEWAY'S FOLLOW-UP LETTER DATED 02/11/08 ANSWERING CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY ROSENDALE TOWN OFFICIALS ON THE LEAD AGENCY ISSUE

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF ATTORNEY ED WILLIAMS' LETTER TO COMMISSIONER GRANNIS THAT DETAILS THE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF WILLIAMS LAKE ALONG WITH AN EXHAUSTIVE ANALYSIS OF HRVR'S DEVELOPMENT PLAN

PLEASE BE ADVISED that citizens who wish their opinion to be known on this issue should send a letter to the Town Supervisor, Mr. Pat McDonough, Town Hall, P.O. Box 423, Rosendale, NY 12472, with a copy to the Regional Director of DEC Region III, Mr. Willie Janeway, at the DEC office in New Paltz, and whose mailing address is 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY 12561-1696. DON'T BE APATHETIC.

STAY INFORMED!

The SEQRA review (State Environmental Quality Review) PUBLIC SCOPING SESSION IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 29 AT THE ROSENDALE RECREATION CENTER.

THE PUBLIC MUST BE VIGILANT IN ORDER FOR THE SEQRA PROCESS TO WORK AT ITS BEST.

FOR EXAMPLE, ONLY YOU KNOW THE CONDITION OF YOUR WELL. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE OR FEAR YOU WILL, GET THAT INFORMATION ON THE RECORD - IT COULD BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN THE WATER-PUZZLE THAT WILL BE INVESTIGATED. WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC, NOISE AND DUST? WHAT ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? WHAT ABOUT A GATED COMMUNITY IN ROSENDALE? WHAT ABOUT THE BATS AND THE CRICKET FROGS? WHAT ABOUT THE PROMISE OF JOBS - WHO WILL BE BUILDING THE ESTATES, HOMES, TOWNHOUSES AND CONDOMINIUMS? WHAT ABOUT A 900% INCREASE IN WATER USEAGE? WHAT ABOUT A 10% INCREASE TO THE TOWN'S POPULATION? PLEASE SPEAK UP AND HAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.
YOU OWE IT TO YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST NOW, AND WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

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LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD:
WRITE A LETTER OR SEND AN EMAIL

Canopy Developers
126 Main St.
Northampton, MA 01060
send an email fax: 413-280-0177

Rick Steele
Longmeadow Capital
171 Dwight Road, Suite 310
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Tel: (413) 567-3366 Fax: (413) 567-6556
send Rick Steele an email

Revolution:
Donn Davis, Chairman of Exclusive Resorts,
Pres. of Revolution LLC.
7 Times Square, Ste. 4304. NY, NY 10036
post a message
or send an email

The Case Foundation
1717 Rhode Island Ave. NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Jim Root
Miraval Life In Balance
5000 E. Via Estancia Miraval
Catalina, AZ 85739
send an email


________________________________________________________________________________________ LET OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS KNOW THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION, AND WE VOTE! ________________________________________________________________________________________
Patrick McDonough 174 Springtown Rd Tillson, NY 12486 RosendaleSuper@aol.com Rich Minissali 88 James St Rosendale, NY 12472 fstopf@gmail.com	Robert Gallagher 23 South Rd High Falls, NY 12440 info@townofrosendale.com Ken Cluen 188 Mossey Brook Rd High Falls, NY 12440 Kcluen@hvc.rr.com	MannaJo Greene 150 Cottekill Rd Cottekill, NY mannajo@aol.com RELATED LINK TOWN OF ROSENDALE

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DEMAND TRANSPARENCY

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QUICK LINK: EMAIL SUPERVISOR MCDONOUGH WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS

QUICK LINK: SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE BLUE STONE PRESS

QUICK LINK: SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE ULSTER COUNTY PRESS

QUICK LINK: CONTACT THE DAILY FREEMAN

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WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO FACE ROSENDALE AND THE REGION IN GENERATIONS.

IF THE WILLIAMS LAKE DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED TO GO THROUGH AS PLANNED, IT WILL BRING A PROFOUND, NEGATIVE CHANGE TO LOCAL LIFE.

THIS CHALLENGE IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY. WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS CITIZENS, AND WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A FUTURE FOR ROSENDALE THAT IS ACTIVE, INCLUSIVE AND PROSPEROUS.

WE NEED YOUR HELP. WE ARE UP AGAINST DEVELOPERS WITH DEEP POCKETS.

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE. THIS IS A BI-PARTISAN EFFORT TO SAVE OUR LOCALE FROM BECOMING DOMINATED BY PROFIT-DRIVEN INVESTMENT INTERESTS. WE ARE FIGHTING TO KEEP OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO NURTURE AND ENJOY.

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